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clavie

clavie noun: a cask split in two and ceremonially burned as part of an ancient Scottish custom still observed at Burghead, a fishing village on the Moray Firth.

Noun

clavie (plural clavies)

  1. A cask split in two and ceremonially burned as part of an ancient Scottish custom still observed at Burghead, a fishing village on the Moray Firth.

Forms of clavie

pluralclavies

Questions about clavie

What does clavie mean?
Clavie means a cask split in two and ceremonially burned as part of an ancient Scottish custom still observed at Burghead, a fishing village on the Moray Firth.
What part of speech is clavie?
Clavie is a noun.
What is the plural of clavie?
The plural of clavie is clavies.

Words near clavie in the dictionary

  1. clavicymbalum
  2. clavicymbalums
  3. clavicytheria
  4. clavicytherium
  5. clavicytheriums
  6. clavie
  7. clavier
  8. clavierist
  9. clavieristic
  10. clavierists
  11. claviers

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